JetSmarter, the independent alternative.
JetSmarter, the shared-flight subscription app, no longer operates independently. Here is the modern, independent option for the same desire for simplicity.
A private jet costs from €2,458 per hour (light jet) to €12,513 per hour (ultra-long-range), all-in excluding landing fees, per the hourly rates published by Paramount Business Jets (08/2026), converted at the ECB rate. Example: Paris–Nice is estimated from €3,000 one-way (light jet, ~1h 12). The firm price depends on aircraft, date and repositioning; it arrives within 60 minutes.
JetSmarter popularised the subscription app for shared flights and empty legs. The service no longer operates independently following its 2019 absorption into the Vista group. If you were looking for a JetSmarter review or alternative, on-demand private charter now offers the same simplicity, with no subscription and a whole flight to yourself.
In one paragraph: JetSmarter no longer exists as a separate service. The private jet membership app, founded in 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was acquired in 2019 by Vista Global, the group behind VistaJet, and folded together with XOJET into a new brand, XO. Former JetSmarter members were moved to XO.
How the price worked: an annual membership first, then the flights. JetSmarter members paid a yearly fee to access the app, then paid per seat on shared flights and shuttles, or for the whole aircraft on a private charter booked through the app. The membership was a cost you carried whether you flew or not.
What to use instead: there is no JetSmarter membership to buy today. If you fly a few times a year, chartering per flight costs nothing upfront: Aviation Privée sends a firm, all-in price for your exact trip within 60 minutes, with no membership to hold. For discounted one-way seats, the closest thing to JetSmarter's deals, see our empty legs.
What happened to JetSmarter?
JetSmarter no longer operates as a separate service. Vista Global acquired it in 2019 and folded it into XO, its membership and booking app for private flights. Anyone searching for JetSmarter today is in practice looking at XO, with its own membership terms and prices.
The alternative is on-demand charter: no membership and no annual fee. You describe one trip, we compare operators across Europe and send a firm price for that flight within 60 minutes. Request a charter quote
JetSmarter vs Aviation Privée
| Criterion | JetSmarter | Aviation Privée |
|---|---|---|
| Status | No longer operating on its own (folded into the Vista group in 2019) | Independent platform, active |
| Model | Subscription to a shared-flight / empty-leg app | Full on-demand private charter, plus empty-leg access |
| Commitment | Annual subscription | None — you pay per flight |
| Safety floor | — | ARGUS Gold / Wyvern Wingman floor on every flight |
| Pricing | — | Firm all-in quote within 60 minutes |
| Market | English-language base | French-language service |
| Best for | Wanted simple shared flights | Wants a whole private flight, no subscription |
From shared flights to private
Shared flights promised low prices by filling seats; in practice availability and privacy were limited. An empty leg on private charter offers a comparable discount — up to a steep cut on a repositioning — while keeping the whole aircraft to you. For a set route, on-demand charter guarantees the time and the aircraft.
Our approach
Aviation Privée is an independent, active platform with no fleet of its own: we compare ARGUS Gold and Wyvern Wingman certified operators for each flight. Firm all-in quote within sixty minutes, French-language concierge.
Your questions.
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Describe your trip: we compare the best certified-operator options and return a firm, all-in quote within sixty minutes.